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Obfuscating public records, when party favors turn bad & the flashpoint fence — is it oppressive?
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Obfuscating public records, when party favors turn bad & the flashpoint fence — is it oppressive?

SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING & JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS | Sioux Falls City Councilor Richard Thomason returns as a guest on the SCOUTING REPORT podcast. Guest co-host: Sioux Falls Live's Patrick Lalley

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HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OF THE DAKOTA SCOUT STORIES DISCUSSED DURING THIS WEEK’S EPISODE:

Plastic black babies center of lawsuit filed by teen charged with hate crime

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February 21, 2025
Plastic black babies center of lawsuit filed by teen charged with hate crime

A teen girl who spent a night in juvenile detention on a hate crime charge claims multiple governments violated her constitutional rights.

Sioux Falls

Critics call fence around homeless shelter 'symbol of oppression'

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February 19, 2025
Critics call fence around homeless shelter 'symbol of oppression'

Don’t start building a fence around the homeless shelter near downtown Sioux Falls just yet.

Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls to part ways with historic Brockhouse museum animals, sending to Notre Dame

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February 12, 2025
Sioux Falls to part ways with historic Brockhouse museum animals, sending to Notre Dame

The historic Brockhouse Collection is leaving its home and heading east.

State backs off legal threat over Noem credit cards

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February 17, 2025
State backs off legal threat over Noem credit cards

Gov. Larry Rhoden’s office will not pursue the return of state spending records in The Dakota Scout’s possession after previously threatening legal action to force their return.

Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls voters could decide future of Brockhouse Collection

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February 14, 2025
Sioux Falls voters could decide future of Brockhouse Collection

A last-ditch attempt to keep the Brockhouse Collection of rare, exotic taxidermy mounts in Sioux Falls is underway.

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